They had promised to fight Comer “for as long as it took.”
But after some Democrats joined Republicans on the Oversight Committee to recommend criminal contempt referrals — a first step toward sending the matter to the Justice Department — the Clintons shifted tactics and proposed limited cooperation.
In a Saturday letter to Comer obtained by The New York Times, their lawyers said former President Bill Clinton would agree to sit for a four-hour transcribed interview with the full committee.
The lawyers asked that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who has said she never met or spoke to Epstein, be allowed to submit a sworn declaration instead of testifying.
They added she would agree to an in-person interview if required, but only “with appropriate adjustments for the paucity of information she has to offer in this matter,” according to the letter.
Comer turned them down on Monday morning, calling the offer “unreasonable.” Continue reading…